Ambassador Griscom to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

(States that the Brazilian Government, on July 4, proclaimed a tariff reduction of 20 per cent, to take effect the 1st instant and terminate December 31 next, in favor of the following goods emanating from the United States: Flour, condensed milk, types of rubber, watches and clocks, inks except for writing, varnishes, typewriters, refrigerators, scales, windmills, and pianos.)